Peter Kim

Software Engineer

My ability to excel at adapting to the changing needs of the situation (or my job) and my willingness to do so.

Ambition

My drive to continue to compete with myself to become better than I was yesterday and to never be content, no matter how far I've exceeded expectations.

Self-Starter

My ability to take ownership by taking action to satisfy the needs of the situation (or job), even if I wasn't asked or expected to do so.

Dedication

My ability to be persistent and stay committed to the success of the company I work for, even if it doesn't necessarily directly benefit me.

Problem Solving

My ability to assess the needs of all parties involved in the situation (the company I work for, coworkers, clients, myself) and come up with a win-all solution (often unconventional).

Acquired Skills

Polyphasic Sleeping

Node.js Certification

Project Management

Account Management

Leadership

2010

I trended top 1% in the country in sales before leaving Verizon Wireless. I was able to
increase sales exponentially through a combination of hard work and unconventional means by thinking outside of the
box. Top performers typically exceed the sales quota by 300%, but I did not stop there---I
exceeded it by over 900%.

Ambition

Problem Solving

2013

I had an idea for a startup so I found a partner and it became my first startup experience. I
channeled all of my passion into it and ended up routinely working 15+ hour days in
hopes to turn the idea into reality. Ultimately, I made lots of mistakes and failed to launch the product. The experience itself was not a failure though, as I learned something new for every mistake that was made.

Dedication

Self-Starter

Ambition

2013

I worked directly with the President of the TJ Media (US branch) to sign a music
licensing deal with one of the largest music publishers in the US. There were multiple
rounds of negotiation meetings with execs / VPs. After each rejection, we had to make strategic
pivots until we eventually succeeded.

Problem Solving

Adaptability

2014

I decided that I wanted to become a dev. I wanted to maximize my learning for each hour spent, so I decided to go
through a coding bootcamp. But I felt that that wasn't enough. I needed more hours in a day, so I gained an extra 5 hours per day by sleeping 4 hours per day on the Everyman 3 sleep
schedule.

Polyphasic Sleeping

Problem Solving

Ambition

Self-Starter

2014

Within a 6 month period after entering a coding bootcamp, I was able to learn quickly
enough to be able to:

Become a fullstack engineer

Pass a Node.js Certification exam

Compete in 3 hackathons, winning top prizes in all 3

Receive 4 job offers from 3 companies

Node.js Certification

Adaptability

Ambition

2014

During my initial phone interview with Accenture, I was rejected within the first 3 minutes
because their company policy requires all hires to have a college degree---but I did not
give up. I stayed persistent by asking the recruiter for all of their requirements and the qualities that they
were looking for. Then, I made the best rebuttal that I could. It ended up being a long process but ultimately, Accenture ended up becoming my first job as an engineer.

Adaptability

Problem Solving

2014

I had a few months before my start date at Accenture and it ended up being one of my least productive periods in recent memory. I knew that I couldn't risk having that mindset carry over, so I
needed to give myself a wake-up call. After learning that the office would be open 24/7,
I decided to live out of the office and sleep in my car, so that I would be forced to stay productive and wouldn't have any chance at feeling comfortable.

Self-Starter

Problem Solving

2015

Working at a startup requires you to wear multiple hats. Being one of the first hires
at a growing startup requires you to excel at wearing said hats. At Infuse:

The CEO, PM, and I pitched a six-figure deal to a client. We closed it and they
became our biggest client to date.

I managed a dev team for the entirety of one of our biggest projects. They became
one of our best case studies.

Project Management

2015

(continued)

I was the client-facing account manager for one of our projects. They ended up
signing on for another contract with us.

I was the lead dev for one of our projects. They ended up signing on for another contract with us.

Account Management

Adaptability

Dedication

Self-Starter

2015

During the holidays at Infuse, we were given an unrealistic deadline from one of our
main clients. Although we all knew that we wouldn't be able to make the deadline, I
still had to do what I could to contribute as much as possible. I decided to work through my holiday break. The only day I
took off was Christmas Day and although we didn't make the deadline, our client was pleased
with what we were able to do.

Self-Starter

Dedication

2016

Hired as a Lead Software Engineer for Break The Floor Productions.

Lead engineer in a team of 5

Implement Agile Methodologies

Rebuild 7 year old company management software with modern technology

Redesign 7 year old MySQL schema and migrate data to new PostgreSQL database

Leadership

Project Management

Dedication

Ambition

2017

Continued as a Lead Software Engineer at Break The Floor Productions.

Lead engineer in a team of 5

Rebuild multiple client-facing websites along with an admin-facing content management system

Leadership

Project Management

Dedication

Ambition

Close

My name is Peter Kim and welcome to my online portfolio!

I focused the concept of this portfolio site into addressing three key areas:

1. What I've done in the past

2. What I'm capable of doing as of now

3. How I've handled situations leading up to now

For #1, you'll see some of my personal projects that I've worked on in the past.

For #2, you'll see the list of technical skills that I currently have (and I'm open to learning more as needed).

For #3, you'll see a timeline with a list of some of my experiences that
I've hand-picked (time for some self-boasting!). Some are work-related, others are not.

My goal for this portfolio site is to leave you with a sense of how I would perform in your work environment. Because after all, isn't the goal of the hiring process to ultimately figure out who would be the best performer?

Thanks for reading and I hope that you'll like what you see!

About Me

I'm an ENTJ, looking to meet other NT's!

I'm obsessed with personal development

I take pride in avoiding mistakes from lessons previously learned whether I learned it personally or vicariously

My level of respect for someone is directly proportionate to the level of moral standards that they live by